King Kong Company

King Kong Company
Origin Waterford, Ireland
Genres Electronica
Years active 1996 (1996)–2000 (2000), 2011-present (Hiatus: 2000–2011)
Website Official website
Members Mark White
Alan Aylward
Colin Hoye
Trish Murphy
Tom Stapleton
Mark Graham
Past members Hazel Downes
Kevin O'Shanahan

King Kong Company is an Irish dance band based in Waterford in Ireland. Although none of the members are from Waterford, they met while attending Waterford Institute of Technology.[1] In June 2016 they released their self titled debut album.[2]

Overview

King Kong Company was conceived when two college friends, Alan Aylward and Mark White began experimenting with dance music using effect laden guitars and drum machines. They recruited college friends and expanded into a five piece. King Kong Company recorded a session for Dave Fanning on RTÉ 2FM in 1998, and despite having some of their tracks edited, they were announced as the most popular radio session for that year. Later that year, King Kong Company played at Irelands first dance festival, Homelands. Other artists on the bill included Underworld, Orbital and Paul Oakenfold. The band split after finishing college in 2000.

In 2011 the band reformed with the idea of producing one new music video every month. The popularity of the videos resulted in the band playing a one off sold out gig at The Forum in Waterford in 2012 which resulted in subsequent festival offers[1] including their first international gigs in the United Kingdom in 2014.

They released their debut self titled album in June 2016. The album was produced by Neil McLellen and was well received in the Irish media.[2] The album reached the top 10 in the Irish Albums Chart.

In September 2016 they were nominated for two awards at the Pure M Awards. The first nomination was for Best Live Act where the other nominees included Hermitage Green, The Strypes and Aslan. The second nomination was for Best Music Video for 'Scarity Dan'. King Kong Company won the Best Live Act award.[3]

In November 2016 the band's debut album made the Choice Music Prize long list. Other nominees included All Twins, September Girls, Bell X1, Katie Kim and Two Door Cinema Club.[4]

Members

Current
Former

Discography

King Kong Company discography
Studio albums 1
Music videos 13
Singles 1

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
IRL
[5]
2016 King Kong Company 45
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
IRL UK
2016 "Scarity Dan" — — King Kong Company
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Music videos

Year Title Director Album
2011 "Dr. Whom"[6]
"Acetate"[7]
"Uncle Trouble"[8]
"Damn You Dorothy"[9]
"Zoids[10]
"Panic Button"[11]
"I Said Posse![12]
"Cannibal Country[13]
2012 "Eamonn Devalero"[14]
"One Of These Days[15]
"BagPuss[16]
2015 SpaceHopper[17]
2016 Scarity Dan[18] Jamie O’Rourke King Kong Company

References

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